Family Matters: Fathers play important role in families

Written by BY Dr. Rachell N. Anderson
Wednesday, 13 June 2018 21:06

Father’s Day is an occasion to celebrate the contributions that fathers have made to our lives, the family structure and society.

Most men who are fathers can testify to both the joys and challenges of fatherhood and many of them consider active involvement a key component of their lives. Father involvement is critical to children’s well-being. Children need both parents. Fathers in two-parent families, typically share, with mothers, responsibility for the care of their children. This is because many fathers have taken up the slack while mothers work outside the home, and because fathers are no longer content to play a secondary role as parents.